by Trish Robichaud | Jan 21, 2014 | Accommodations, All, Disability Statistics, Information & Communications
More than a decade after Congress took steps to ensure equal access for people with disabilities at the polls, a new report finds that legal, physical and attitudinal barriers remain. During the 2012 election cycle, 1 in 5 voters with disabilities said they were kept...
by Trish Robichaud | Dec 2, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Media Coverage
WASHINGTON, DC (July 19, 2013) – The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the nation’s largest disability rights organization, applauds President Obama’s pick, Claudia Gordon, Esq, as the White House’s new Public Engagement Advisor for the...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 20, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Employment, Media Coverage, Resources/Tools
Even when an employer believes it has done everything right in accommodating a disabled employee, the Human Rights Tribunal may still find fault. Such was the case for Revera Retirement, a nursing home facility operating in Toronto, that employed Louisa Campbell as a...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 14, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Media Coverage, Mental Health Disabilities
The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) in partnership with the Mood Disorder Society of Canada (MDSC) is pleased to present a series of three free broadcasts in the Stop the Stigma mental health webcast series. These webcasts focus on the stigma of mental illness...
by Trish Robichaud | Nov 5, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Media Coverage, Mental Health Disabilities
Depression isn’t a subject many of us probably think about regularly, and it certainly isn’t a widely discussed topic in the workplace. So I was kind of surprised when a friend brought up his wife’s recent bout with depression during a casual coffee chat the other...
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 10, 2013 | All, Disability Statistics, Media Coverage, Websites
“Disability will affect the lives of everyone at some point in their life, it is time society changed to acknowledge this” – One of the key challenges for a person with a disability is to be seen by the public, to be portrayed in the media, treated...
